Shoe with ankle-brace.



W. H. BAIN.

SHOE WITH'ANKLE BR ACE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.25. 191?.

1,26 9,518. 'Patented June 11, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 25, 1917. Serial no. 144,407.

To all whom it may concern k Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BAIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of MIS- souri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shoes with Ankle-Braces, of which the following is a specification.

- i This invention relates particularlyto the bottom construction of shoes, and its object is to provide a resilient support for the arch of the foot which will correct any tendency of the arch to fall.

, The invention consists in arranging a strap between the insole and outsole and lacing it over the ankle, the insole being loose from the outsole along the inside of the shank to permit it to rlse from the outsole and conform to thenatural curve of the in in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a bottomvplan view of a partly completed shoe, following the welt sewing operation;

a, Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the partly completed shoe shown inFig. 2, on the line 33 1n said figure, looking in the directioh of the arrows; I 3

Fig. 4c is a top planiview'of an insole and ankle brace ready for embodying it in a shoe,

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the insole and ankle brace shown in Fig. 4; lgig. 6.is a bottom plan view of the same; an

Fig. 7 is a cross-section of the insole and brace, on the line 77 in Fig. 6, looking in the direction of. the arrows. h

The shoe shown-in the drawings compnses an upper 11 which is inseamed to a welt 12, and an outsole 13' which is sewed to the welt in any suitable manner. I The upper may have buttons or eyelets and lacing for securing the shoe on the. foot. ankle brace consist of a strap 14, havmg eyelets and a lacing 15 for drawing it tight, passes beand details of the invenside shank portion of the insole.

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tween the insole 16 and outsole 13 under the instep. The insole 16 is made in two-parts, one of which is preferably leather and goes against the foot. The other part 17 of the insole is canvas or other flexible material, and hasan upstanding rib 18 of stiffened canvas secured around its edge for inseaming' the welt and upper thereto. The insole and strap are loose'from'the upper and welt along the inside of the'shank; but are s'e cured to the outer canvas part 17 of the insole by aline of stitches 19, and thereby are securely held iii-place. The brace may be stifi'ened by means of bone or metal stays 20 which are sewed int-o pockets in the portion which passes under the insole. The brace or strap 14 has a padded tongue 21 secured along one edge beneath the ends of the strap to protect the foot from the eyelets and laces 15.

The shoe is made in the usual manner for welt shoes, using a special insole provided with a brace strap as shown Figs. 4, 5 and 6. The leather top portion of the insole 16' is covered with a strip of canvas 17 on its under side, which in turn has a vrib 18 around the edge of the canvas for inseaming. This rib may be formed in any'suitable way. The canvas bottom 17 of the insole is sewed to the insole'by a line of stitches '19 around its outer edge excepting around the heel and along the inside of the shank. -(See Fi 6.) p The. effect of the foregoin arrangement is that when the foot is raised the strap pulls the insole away from the outsole on the inside of the shank to support the instep.

The invention is not restricted to the details of construction shown and described. I I claim the following as my invention: 1. 'A shoe comprising, an-upper, an insole and an outsole, said uppenbeing secured to and an outsole, a welt for'securing said upper to the outsole, said welt being loose from the -insole on the inside of the shank,

and a brace adapted to-encircle the instep and having a portion extendin between the insole and outsole and secure to the out' and a two-part ontsole,v a we t forsecmring said-u per to the. outsole, said welt being loose omjthe main; part'of the insole v011 the inside of the shank, and the second part of the insole, constituting means for securingzseid-welt to seid'insole said second part being secured to said main partaroundthe forepartand on the outside of the shank.

- ,comprisingen inner part and anouter part secured together around the foizepart and 4. insole tor ewelt"shoe, said insole on the outsideoi the shank, and loose on the inside-oi the shank, and a channel, lip or rib on said outer part for inseeming. 5. A combined instep ,breceandinsole comprising an iBIIEP'Pfi/Il't and an outer part secured together aroundthe fiorepart endon the outside of the shank, and loose on the inside of-the shank, and a brace member adapted to embrace the instep arranged between said inner and-outer parts and-secured thereto away from the inside of the 6. A Welt comprising sole haning a bottom piece providedwi 11- en in- I seeming channel, 'lip or-rib saidbottom piece being secured-to said insole around the forepart and away from the inner edge of 3. Ashoe comprising an 11 per, an insole the shank, but loose him the insole at the inner edge of the, she

7.,A welt shoe comprising a stifl" insole, and a. flexible bottom piece rovided' with an inseaming channel, lip or ri said bottom piece-being secured to said insole around the forepart and away from the inner edge of the shank, ut A v loose from theinsole at the inner edge of the shank.

8. A shoe comprising an upper, an insole soles and its ends having means for fastening it over theinstep and a pad or tongue atteohed: to one end of said instep brace and adapted to lap tinder theothen end of said instep bnace' to protect the top of the instep. Signed at St.- Lonis, Missouri, this 22nd day of January, 1917.

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